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When hunting big game in British Columbia, prepare for shots that can push the limits of your effective range. Of course, using a bullet that is effective at all ranges isn’t a bad idea, either.

Here are a few tips, tactics and techniques that will help you close the distance on a wily mule deer or a big, call-shy bull elk.

Gear-intensive high-country hunts require specialized lightweight equipment, but not all of the essentials can be bought.

It takes time and effort to develop the best bird dog your hunting buddies have ever seen. Here’s how you turn Pup into a dog that doesn’t fear.

Forget horses and mules. Hunting with a pack goat may be the key to taking the biggest public-land bull or buck of your life.

Ever met a bird-watcher who claims he leaves wildlife in peace as he goes about his business? Scientific data paints a different picture of the impact non-hunting “silent sports” have on wildlife.

Theodore Roosevelt is arguably the most recognized outdoorsman to lead the United States, but he wasn’t always a hunter. Come along on a New Yorker’s first Western hunting venture.

If you could build a rifle exclusively for the backcountry, which components would you choose? Combining experience afield with the latest in rifle designs and optics technology, we set out to build the perfect backcountry rifle.

Ignore the movies. The real men who conquered the American West would not fit the John Wayne image. Perhaps the definitive case against that image is the life of Christopher “Kit” Carson.